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... followed by a dis- tressing reaction . And only then the slave of the unnatural habit becomes conscious of that peculiar craving which is entirely distinct from the prompt- ings of a healthy appetite - a craving uncompromis- ingly ...
... followed by a dis- tressing reaction . And only then the slave of the unnatural habit becomes conscious of that peculiar craving which is entirely distinct from the prompt- ings of a healthy appetite - a craving uncompromis- ingly ...
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... followed by a state of considerable physical comfort- " the beatific consciousness of perfect di- gestion , " as Baron Brisse describes the pleasures of the after - dinner hour . But no length of practice will ever save the poison ...
... followed by a state of considerable physical comfort- " the beatific consciousness of perfect di- gestion , " as Baron Brisse describes the pleasures of the after - dinner hour . But no length of practice will ever save the poison ...
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... followed by a depressing reaction . But this feeling of exhaustion is steadily progressive , and the correspondingly increased craving for a repetition of the stimulant dose forces its victim either to in- crease the quantity of the ...
... followed by a depressing reaction . But this feeling of exhaustion is steadily progressive , and the correspondingly increased craving for a repetition of the stimulant dose forces its victim either to in- crease the quantity of the ...
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... followed by a reaction that suspends the prophylactic effect of the stimulus , and sooner or later the total exhaustion of the vital energies not only leaves the system at the mercy of the original foe , but far less able to re- sist ...
... followed by a reaction that suspends the prophylactic effect of the stimulus , and sooner or later the total exhaustion of the vital energies not only leaves the system at the mercy of the original foe , but far less able to re- sist ...
Page 83
... followed by a bitter pang , and that mine are not . Indeed , so far am I from suffering from my mode of living that it has relieved me en- tirely from the common sufferings of life , to which improper living exposes us . I used to ...
... followed by a bitter pang , and that mine are not . Indeed , so far am I from suffering from my mode of living that it has relieved me en- tirely from the common sufferings of life , to which improper living exposes us . I used to ...
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The Poison Problem: Or the Cause and Cure of Intemperance (Classic Reprint) Felix L. Oswald No preview available - 2018 |
The Poison Problem; Or, the Cause and Cure of Intemperance Felix Leopold Oswald No preview available - 2011 |
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Page 85 - The alcohol does not relieve the individual from cold by increasing his temperature ; nor from heat by cooling him ; nor from weakness and exhaustion by nourishing his tissues ; nor yet from affliction by increasing his nerve...
Page 85 - ... and thereby lessening his consciousness of impressions, whether from cold, or heat, or weariness, or pain. In other words, the presence of the alcohol has not in any degree lessened the effects of the evils to which he is exposed, but has diminished his consciousness of their existence, and thereby impaired his judgment concerning the degree of their action upon him.
Page 101 - In the course of my duty as internal revenue officer, I have become thoroughly acquainted with the state and extent of the liquor traffic in Maine, and I have no hesitation in saying that the beer trade is not more than one per cent. of what I remember it to have been, and the trade in distilled liquors is not more than ten per cent. of what it was formerly. . . . When liquor is sold at all, it is done secretly, through fear of the law.